Once you fall in love with plants, you generally find you want to make more from what you've got. Propagation is addictive and magical, but how do you master it? And exactly how far can you take a method when you figure one out? In this episode of The Talking Dirty Podcast, plantsman Joe Sharman shares some of the secrets he's learned from a lifetime loving plants. Plus he, Alan Gray (East Ruston Old VIcarage) and Thordis discuss how we trigger a horticultural spark in others and share some unusual plants, sure to get you reaching for your pen to add them to your ever-growing wishlist! Talking of which, there's some great FLOMO as well - Fear Of Missing Out on a fabulous plant. And insights into where a love of gardening started for this trio of plantaholics.

PLANT LIST

Fuchsia 'Lena'

Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'

Geranium psilostemon

Primula denticulata 'Karryann'

Verbascum creticum

Rhodiola fastigiata 

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Phacelia bolanderi

Kniphofia 'Atlanta' 

Kniphofia caulescens

Linum narbonense 'Heavenly Blue'

Allium schubertii 

Hibiscus sino-syriacus

Ornithogalum magnum

Dianthus 'Enid Burgoyne' 

Dianthus 'Chomley Farran'

Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'

Verbascum 'Blue Lagoon'

Pelargonium 'Paul Crampel'

Pelargonium 'Mr Wren'

Pelargonium 'Frank Headley'

Hymenocallis 'Sulphur Queen'